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How To Get Rid Of Puffy Eyes With Ayurveda!

The bags under your eyes are not Prada!

We all hate bags under our eyes, don’t we? Apart from shifting the blame to our wary and tightened schedule to an exceeded screen time daily, we are gifted with baggy eyes the next day we get up! Are baggy eyes an important health Concern? Aren’t you curious as to what exactly causes puffy eyes? Well, dodging cucumber slices on your eyes is one way, but let’s check out the causes and remedies for this!

Why do my eyes easily puff out?

One of the fundamental drivers of puffy eyes is maturing. The skin under your eyes is exceptionally slight, which expands any progressions that might happen in your body as you age. After some time, the tissue in your eyelids can become debilitated. This can make fat in your upper eyelid fall, stopping in your lower eyelid. Liquid may likewise be bound to get caught in your lower eyelid as you age. Liquid maintenance is known as edema. The slender skin around your eyelid can make liquid maintenance be exceptionally unmistakable, bringing about puffy eyes.

You might see that your eyes seem puffier when you get up in the first part of the day. This could be the consequence of edema. When you stir and start squinting, you might see that your eyes begin to look less puffy. As well as maturing, there are different reasons you might have puffy eyes, for example, hereditary qualities, liquid maintenance, sensitivities, an excessive amount of sun, insufficient rest undesirable eating regimen, crying, other medical issues.

Don’t worry, ayurveda – the age old holistic science has got you covered!

As per Ayurveda, puffiness around the eyes happens when our assimilation framework gets upset. Ayurveda recommends eating food with full fixation, gradually and smoothly. Assuming we eat while watching the TV or dealing with the PC, there are chances that we are not biting the food appropriately, thus, processing sets aside time. Constant heartburn throughout some undefined time frame will prompt puffiness around the eyes. Overabundance salt admission can likewise cause puffy eyes as it builds periorbital edema.

A few illnesses like diabetes additionally cause puffiness since helpless kidney work prompts loose eyes. At times, when we rest on our belly, it can prompt puffy eyes in the first part of the day. Incendiary and Pitta exasperating substances like liquor, tobacco, and contaminations can likewise cause puffy eyes.

There are numerous ways of diminishing puffiness around your eyes. A few cures are basic, such as drinking more water. Others are more involved, such as getting restorative medical procedures. Here are a few hints and deceives to attempt to dispose of puffy eyes.

1. Get sufficient rest

Logging a decent night’s rest consistently will assist you with lessening puffy eyes. Grown-ups need around 7 to 9 hours of rest an evening.
To guarantee you’re dozing enough, make a sleep time routine and stick to it. Recollect that your sleep time routine begins some time before you rest. To get a decent night’s rest, the Mayo Clinic recommends that you ought to:

Adhere to a rest plan.
Quit drinking caffeine something like 6 hours before sleep time.
Quit drinking liquor near sleep time.
Get done with having supper around 3 hours before sleep time.
Wrap up practicing a few hours before sleep time.
Turn off gadgets 1 to 2 hours before sleep time.

2. Sleep like a log, no we mean literally

Lay down with a couple of pads under your head to keep away from liquid settling around your eyes. Assuming you can’t rest at a point on a wedge pad or a heap of pads, take a stab at raising the top of your bed a piece for a similar impact. To do this, put a heap of books or one more wedge under the feet of your bed as an afterthought where you rest your head. Assuming you notice a distinction in how regularly or serious your eyes puff up, think about a more steady arrangement, similar to bed risers.

3. Call out your allergies

Chat with your PCP in case you have all year or occasional hypersensitivities. Sensitivities can make your eyes blush, swell, and puff up. This might incite you to rub your eyes more, bringing about additional puffiness. Your primary care physician can assist with making a treatment intended to mitigate your indications. This might incorporate eye drops and over-the-counter or doctor prescribed meds.

4. Chug in sufficient water

Eye puffiness can be the aftereffect of dehydration. Ensure you drink a lot of water each day to keep your skin sound. The common guideline of thumb is to drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day. To keep focused think about setting an hourly update on your phone. You can likewise utilize a refillable water bottle set apart with explicit occasions to assist you with drinking sufficient water for the duration of the day.

5. Liquor during bedtime? No papa

Attempt to restrict or keep away from liquor and different beverages that can make you dried out. Parchedness can bring about puffy eyes, so it might very well be ideal to have a glass of water all things being equal. Assuming you’re worn out on plain water, implanting it with a new organic product is an incredible method for remaining hydrated and revived. Take a stab at adding your product of choice to a water bottle for mixed water that keeps going the entire day.

6. Salt should be shaken off

Eating an excess of salt can cause extra liquid maintenance in your body. It can likewise prompt other medical problems, like a more serious danger of heart issues and stroke. Prepackaged food varieties like moment soups are regularly high in sodium. Perusing marks can assist you with distinguishing inordinate measures of salt. All things considered, eat all the more entire food varieties like new vegetables and natural products.

7. Ensure absorption

Ensure that whatever you eat, it gets completely processed. Bite your food completely. Eat gradually and with complete consideration to your biting. Likewise, give a hold of something like 3 hours in the middle of dinner for appropriate assimilation.

8. Collagen rich food should be consumed

Collagen is the establishment of connective tissue that upholds the skin’s construction, making it firmer. Besides, with maturing, the body creates less collagen. Additionally, the normally occurring chemicals separate collagen, harming the skin. At the point when the body creates less collagen, you should begin eating collagen-rich food to fix the harm. Collagen-rich food sources incorporate dull green vegetables, red vegetables, and orange vegetables. In non-veg, egg, bone stock, meat-based soups, fish like fish or salmon are wealthy in collagen. Spices like garlic, amla, gotu kola, aloe vera, and organic products like pomegranate, berries are rich in collagen.

9. The classic cold pack

For an outside arrangement, pack the puffy region with ice or cold water. This will assist with disposing of the puffiness. Putting cucumber cuts or chilled tea packs over your shut eyes additionally makes a difference. This will likewise loosen up your eyes.

10. Work out your face

Facial activities promote shining and impeccable skin. The region under your eyes will likewise profit from facial activities. There are eye practices likewise that calm the eyes. Yoga for the face incorporates slow activities of the facial muscles that assistance in conditioning and fixing the region around the eyes. Altered yoga postures, for example, shoulder stand and back twists, likewise help to expand the course to the face.

11. Your body hates smoking

The synthetics found in cigarettes are harmful and cause aggravation around the eyes. This results in loose eyes.

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Bid farewell to that constant worry of baggy eyes by Following these simple remedies and keep your eyes fresh and sound! Ayurveda is not a science of simply healing but lays it’s foundation strong on ‘prevention is better than cure’ with its unique comprehensive regimes of lifestyle and dietary advice! For more details of our products, you can check our website www.planetayurveda.com. For more queries, you can send your queries to our email id herbalremedies123@yahoo.com.

Herbal Remedies For Amyloid Corneal Degeneration

Abstract

Amyloid Corneal Degeneration is the degeneration due to amyloid deposits in the various layers of the cornea. Amyloids basically refer to the group of proteins characterized by a fibrillary morphology, extracellular, proteinaceous deposits found in organs and tissues. Amyloid structurally consist of repeated units of β-sheet structure. It can be correlated with Avarna Shukra in Ayurveda as it basically contains corneal opacities discussed later on in this article.

INTRODUCTION

Polymorphic amyloid degeneration is a bilateral disorder which affects the middle and old age group and is characterized by deposition of amyloids which is non-progressive in nature within the corneal stroma mostly in mid to deep corneal stromal layers. The deposits form multiple and filament-like opacities in an axial distribution. The name Amyloid Corneal Degeneration was given by Mannis et al in 1975. The older name, polymorphous stromal dystrophy, was given by Thomsitt and Bron. Due to lack of evidence of heritability the term degeneration instead of a dystrophy was introduced and it is present only in people older than 50 years of age.

Amyloid Corneal Degeneration

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Mostly no genetic basis of inheritance.
This disease usually manifests after 50 years of age.
There is no sexual predominance, i.e. affects both male & females equally.
Non progressive disorder i.e. the amyloid deposits don’t progress.
Relatively an asymptomatic condition.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

Signs

Gray or white opacities which are of distinct shapes mostly filament-like in shapes present in the mid to deep corneal stroma, most commonly in a mid-peripheral annular distribution.
No inflammation is seen.
Whitish, gelatin-like amyloid deposits are observed in the sub epithelial region giving the corneal surface a multi lobulated appearance which looks similar to mulberry.
Corneal changes range from anterior stromal to even sub epithelial vascularization.

Symptoms

Normal distant and near vision
Sometimes there is slight reduction in visual acuity as much as one line.
Loss of vision can be severe when the deposits fuse to cause opacity in the cornea

Diagnosis

Clinical: Slit Lamp examination.
Histopathology: Eosinophilic deposits in the stroma are stained with Congo red and these are subjected under polarized light and they show a dichromatic nature. They are
- PAS -negative,
- With Masson’s trichrome- stain red
Confocal microscopy can show lesions within the various layers of cornea including Descemet’s membrane, anterior corneal stroma and deep corneal stroma.

Differential diagnosis

This condition can be confused with these following conditions due to resemblances in the clinical picture:

Lattice dystrophy of Cornea Type 1
Fleck dystrophy.
Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy.
Granular corneal dystrophy Type 2 (Granular-lattice dystrophy)

Correlation in Ayurveda

As Amyloid corneal degeneration are basically corneal opacities so due to the resemblance in features we can co relate it with avran shukra.

ancient reference correlation acd ayurveda

The quoted Shloka was written by Acharya Susrutha (Ref.-Sushruth Uttaratantra 5/8) and it explains the clinical picture of the Avarna shukra:

Meaning of Shloka: If the corneal part of the eye gets a cloud-like white appearance due conjunctivitis, and doesn’t have much pain or tears. This condition is known as Avarna Shukra.
Prognosis: Good, if the disease’s condition is non-progressive or any kind of difficulty in vision. As Avarna Shukra is located in the deeper layers of the cornea i.e. 2nd and 3rd layers, when it becomes thicker, chronic then it is difficult to treat.

Some conditions/clinical observations given by Acharaya Bhagbhatta for the condition after which the condition of disease becomes asadhya (non-treatable) when: (Ref. Ashtanga Hridaya uttarsthana 10/31)

There is loss of vision due to the opacity.(shukra)
The opacity starts giving red or black colored appearances.
It is very inflamed or too deep.
It starts filling with tears or forming sinuses.
It becomes older (chronic).

Food items beneficial for this condition

Carrots
Vitamin A rich fruits & vegetable
Smoothie of greens (e.g. Spinach, mint, tulsi leaves grinded in fruit juice as base).
Introducing browntop millets in diet plan
Use of Amla (Embellia officianlis) and other citrus fruits.
Use of legumes.
Green leafy vegetables.
Use dry nuts after well soaking and peeling off.

TREATMENT

Amyloid Corneal Degeneration usually doesn’t affect the normal visual acuity, but if it does the following are the Ayurvedic principles of treatment as mentioned by Acharyas for Avarna shukra which are to be considered:

Amyloid-Corneal Degeneration treatment

The above-mentioned shloka describes the treatment principles for Avarna Shukra as quoted by Acharaya Bhagbhata. (Ref- Ashtaang Hriday Uttarsthana 11/29)

Meaning of Shloka

Triphala can be administered according to doshas, in diseases of shukra in wet/dried form.
Use of tikta ghrita.
Jaloka Avacharan etc. (leech therapy) procedures for Raktamokshan (blood-letting).
Virechan (detoxification procedure),
Use of Aaschyotan, putpaka and tarpan etc. (procedures for eyes) procedures.

Planet Ayurveda is a manufacturing unit that makes the Ayurvedic products which are based on herbal preparations as mentioned in our Ayurvedic texts as well as being guided by our experts. The medicines in Planet Ayurveda are basically from natural origin, are duly purified and then the formulations are made with time-tested methods.

Herbal remedies by our experts’ for Amyloid corneal degeneration are

Bilberry Capsules
Angel eye Vitale
Pitta Balance
Vrihat Vatchintamani Ras
Brahmi Chyawanprash
Saptamrit Loh tablets
Jivantyadi Ghrita
Curcumin Capsule

1. Bilberry Capsules

It is a mono herb preparation in capsule form, which contains multiple useful chemical constituents that include flavonoids, anthocyanin pigments and other naturally occurring antioxidants that are very much useful in keeping good eye health. Ingredient- standardized extract of Vaccinium myrtillus.

Dosage: 1-2 capsules one or two times a day.

2. Angel Eye Vitale

It is a compound formulation which contains multi vitamins obtained from natural sources having great results for the patients of eye disorders. Few ingredients include vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, copper etc. All these elements give well nourishment to the eyes.

Dosage: – 1 capsule twice daily after meals.

3. Pitta balance

It is a multi-herbal preparation. Avarna shukra as mentioned above is caused due to rakta dushti i.e. vitiation of blood so with the help of this medicine the balance is obtained by vitiation of pitta which indirectly calms out vitiation of blood and thus proves to be very helpful in. Ingredients include Praval pishti (Coral compound), Akik pishti (Agate compound), Jahar Mohra Pishti, Kaamdudha Rasa, Mukta Pishti (Pearl compound), Giloy Satava (Tinospora cordifolia).

Dosage: 1 capsule once or twice a day.

4. Vrihat Vatchintamani Ras

It is a poly mineral product made from minerals in tablet form as mentioned in classical texts. Ingredients include Swarna Bhasma, Abhraka Bhasma and Rajata Bhasma etc. It helps to keep the nervous system in a healthy state and hence very much beneficial for the eyes.

Dosage: 1-2 tablets two times a day with water.

5. Brahmi Chayawanprash

It is a classical herbal formulation made from many ingredients in avaleha form, which is very much beneficial for the brain and eyes. Ingredients are Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) with Dashmoola (roots of 10 herbs) etc. Brahmi itself is a brain tonic and contains many antioxidants which helps in clearing out various amyloids or other wastes thus making the eyes’ health good.

Dosage: 2-3 teaspoonful, two to three times daily after meals.

6. Saptamrit loh Tablets

It is a herbo-mineral formulation which contains both mineral and herbs. The mineral ingredient here is Loh bhasma (ash of purified iron) which is very much effective in raktaja disorders (blood disorders) & also good in keeping eyes healthy. Also herbal other ingredients are beneficial for the eyes.

Ingredients include Bibhitaki (Terminalia bellerica), Amlaki (Embilia officinalis) etc.

Dosage: 2 to 3 tablets two times a day with Honey or Ghee.

7. Jivantyadi Ghrita

It is a classical poly herbal preparation with multiple ingredients in ghrit form. According to Ayurveda this ghritam can be used for snehana karma which is beneficial for all the Netra rogas. Also it can be used for various netra tarpan. Here in this disease Jivantyadi ghrita is used for vata kapha Ghana properties and for internal/external oleation therapy to get better results.

Dosage:-

For internal use: 1 teaspoon with warm water or with food (as the patient feels comfortable).
For external use: Quantity sufficient or as directed by the physician.

8. Curcumin Capsules

It is the herbal formulation obtained from a single ingredient, & is available in capsule formulation. It is an extract of Turmeric (Curcuma longa 95% std. extract). Curcumin has a variety of medicinal properties that include antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial properties. Curcumin belongs to a group of natural antioxidants. Curcumin is rich in strong antioxidant agents. It helps in clearing out various forms of free radicals, so in this disease it is very much beneficial in scavenging the extra amyloids that are responsible for the disease formation.

Dosage: – 1-2 capsules twice or thrice a day.

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CONCLUSION

As described earlier in this article this is a disease that is mostly non progressive and symptomless but it can lead to very serious manifestations including loss of vision. The diagnosis is based on clinical examination Thus, due to the variety of scopes of treatment methods and herbal based medicines including diet modification, one can consider a better way of having treatment of Amyloid Corneal Degeneration with Ayurveda. For more information kindly visit www.planetayurveda.com